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Social stratification |
This is when society is split into groups. The group with the most status, power and wealth go at the top. Social class is a type of stratification. |
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Social inequalities |
This means different groups within society have different life chances.
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Social class |
A group of people sharing a similar economic position in terms of occupation, status and wealth. In Britain, this is how we stratify society. |
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Life chances |
This means opportunities and experiences that people have. People in different social classes have different life chances, e.g. richer people have a higher life expectancy, do better in education and are more likely to end up in higher classes. |
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Social mobility |
The movement of people from one social class to another. An open/socially mobile society is one in which it can happen, a closed/ socially reproductive society is one in which it can't. |
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Caste |
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Upper class |
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Middle clas |
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Working class |
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Underclass |
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